The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-02-17
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
,CcAI.LAcoNIcS PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.

Mrs Fanny Porter is visiting Miss Ma
mic Watson in Warren county, at present.
The man who is willing to show the editor
how to run his paper has generally failed
at everything he tried.
Vance county Superior court Will con-
vene next Monday. His honor Judge
Nerrimon will preside.
Next Tuesday, 22nd, will be the anniver-
sary of the birthday of George Washington,
the "father Of his country
The Cedar Rapids Gossip calls debtors.
excuses continued stories. Too long pro-
tracted they become indefinite lies.
Our warehousemen have been doing
good business this week, and look forward
to an increase of trade from now on.
Miss Hattie Gee a pretty and fascinating
Young lady from Raleigh, is visiting Miss
Alice Young i'll Henderson, this week.
AR. Angela expects to go North in a
few days to select his spring stock of shoes,
hats, etc. He will probably be abSentabout
ten days.
If you want to getyour share of the trade,
the advertising columns of the GOLD LEAF
hold out to you an inviting channel through
which to catch it.
There will be Confusion at Burwell
Hall next Wednesday evening, and the
Agnes Wallace Villa Company will be the
centre OF attraction.
The rabbit is a chaste animal-Churu-
buscO SandGy PeOptC.
u hutn pt tho In
that is used about them.
The copiouS rains of the present week
have swollen the streams and rendered the
roads decidedly muddy, but the golden
weed" gets here all the same.
Capt. Maxwell, the affable salesman of
G. w. Thorne 81 Cos hat house, Richmond,
Va, was i'll town on Sunday and Monday
last, stopping at the Hotel Hatchett.
We are adding new subscribers to our
list every day. We want to add 500 new
names during the next sixty days. Sub
scribe yourself and get your neighbOrs to
do likewise.
Last weeks business at the several ware
houses was the heaviest work OF the sea-
son. In point of both quantity and quality
of the tobacco the sales were much above
the average.
A.P. Wilkinson came upon the Saturday
evenings train, spent Sunday here and re
turned to Rocky Mount Oh Monday. lie
reports that lie is selling a good deal of to
bacco at that place.
We have just made an order for lot OF
new job type with which to better display
our advertisements. The GOLD LEAF:
aim is to give its patrons the best there i:
i'll the shop" always.
We assure our readers that they will find
italways to their advantage to give tho
advertisements in this peaper more than a
passing glance. 1t always pays to deal
with those who advertise.
"A Wife's Sacrifice" by the Agnes Wal
lace Villa Company will I've the attraction
at BurweIl Hall next Tuesday evening
Reserved seats on sale at Harris & Cos
drugstore. Popular prices.
Some of the biggest sales of tobacco
made i'll any market in a long time were
made at COoper's warehouse last week
For good prices and high averages the
"Old Reliable" is always there.
Sales of tobacco have been remarkably
heavy again this week. Henderson take:
the lead in high prices, and farmers ap
preciate this fact. Hence the large quaint
ties of tobacco sold on our market.
The only American now in the service o
the Egyptian Government is Manson Bay
-ErchGnge.
Doubtless because Manson has proved
most efticientin keeping the enemy at Bay
Well directed energy and perseverance
with a little printers ink thrown in, hav
built up colossal fortunes from small be
Cummings. What one man has done unde
like circumstances others may accomplish
number of country people, farmer
from way up in Granville, went to TIL
german on Monday night to look on. The
became so interested they remained til
Io'clock Their comments were equal t
a circus.
The tobacco interest of Richmond, Va
has been represented here this week by tn
presence at our sales of Messrs. Chas. VA
kins, Parker Conrad, of j. NJ. Conrad
Sons, and Mr.. Perkerson, of T &. Wi
liamS & Co.
The PWsburg Democrat says of NJ
Sam'l B. Villa, whOplays leading male pal
with the Agnes Wallace Villa company
He is certainly star and is supported L
powerful company, every one being frs
class artists"
Plant all kinds of fruit trees, graz
vines Shrubbery, etc, this month. Nothll
pays better for the amount of capital i
vested, than choice variety of fruit on Il
place, whether for home consumption
market purposes.
We have received with the compliment
of Gen. W. 2. Roberts, Auditor, his annu
report for the fiscal year ending Novemb
30th, 1886. 1t is a book of $50 pages, al
contains in concise form much usefl
information relating to his department.
The GOLD LEAF and New York Week
Star one year for $50 The Richmol
Daily Wig and the GOLD LEAF one We
for $3.50. If you want good, reliab
foreign weekly, or live, readably dai
together with your county paper. now
An exchange says that cloths dipped
hOtN water in which Irish potatoes ha
been boiled, and applied to the parts
fected will Immediately relieve seve
cases of rheu natiSm. The same authori
states that few baths in the water wi
also cure chilblainS and frosted feet.
valuable discovery If ral;al,]o